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PEORIA, Ill., April 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This Mother's and Father's Day, moms and dads across America want to go single - with single gradient sunglasses, that is. What's the hottest gift on their list? New MauiGradient(TM) sunglasses from Maui Jim®. MauiGradient lenses are the company's first foray into single gradient technology. These lenses are featured in the most fashion forward frame styles of the season; and this year it's all about seeing the world more brilliantly....

HONOLULU, April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HE) said today that it plans to announce its first quarter 2011 financial results on Monday, May 9, 2011. The Company also announced that it has scheduled an earnings conference call beginning at 7:00 a.m. Hawaii time (1:00 p.m. Eastern time) on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Interested parties may listen to the conference by calling (866) 202-3048 and entering passcode: 29544086, or by listening to the webcast on...

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The number of Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned businesses increased 31.1 percent between 2002 and 2007, to 37,957 businesses, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. These businesses generated $6.5 billion in receipts in 2007, a 51.6 percent increase from 2002. In contrast, the total number of U.S. businesses increased 17.9 percent between 2002 and 2007; total business receipts rose 32.9 percent. (Logo:...

PEORIA, Ill., April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Maui Jim, Inc., today announced a new promotion, "Surf and Win with Maui Jim," that lets fans of the new movie, Soul Surfer: The Inspiring True Story of Bethany Hamilton, win a new pair of sunglasses and one of two surfboards used in the movie and autographed by cast members. Maui Jim glasses are the official sunglasses of the movie Soul Surfer. The movie will be distributed as a wide release via TriStar Pictures on April 8 with a broad-based and...

WAILUKU, Hawaii, March 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanford Carr Development has launched a new blog (http://www.mauicondoskehalani.com/) for Ho'ole'a Terrace, a neighborhood of 174 Maui condominium homes in Maui. "We wanted to create a more dynamic way to communicate with buyers who are looking for real estate in Maui both locally and from the mainland. The blog gives us a way to promote all of the great reasons to live at Ho'ole'a Terrace including our central location," says Laurie Lee,...

MANHATTAN, Kan., March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In the hours of uncertainty that preceded tsunami waves hitting the shores of Maui County, Hawaii last week, county information officers and civil defense officials reached out to the government website experts at CivicPlus to help them keep the latest emergency preparedness information flowing on the county's website, http://www.mauicounty.gov. While county officials scrambled to prepare for the worst, thousands of miles away in land-locked...

HONOLULU, March 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- At approximately 8:05 a.m. today, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reduced the tsunami warning to a tsunami advisory for the Hawaiian Islands following the 8.9 earthquake that struck Japan sending a tsunami warning throughout the Pacific. The event passed with no major impact to Hawaii's six major islands - Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui and Hawaii Island - and it is rapidly becoming business as usual across the state. Travelers heading to...

SEATTLE, Feb. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines announced today it is expanding service from the Bay Area to Hawaii, with daily flights between both Oakland and San Jose, Calif., and Kahului, Hawaii, on the island of Maui, starting June 5, 2011. The airline currently operates four weekly flights between Oakland and Maui and three weekly flights between San Jose and Maui. With the increase to daily service, Alaska Airlines will offer 35 flights a week from the Bay Area and Sacramento,...

WAILUKU, Hawaii, Jan. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayor Alan Arakawa and his staff today announced that Maui County is in serious discussions with Relativity Media - one of the leading forces in Hollywood - to create a sustainable and more profitable film industry in our islands. Relativity Media LLC is a media and entertainment company which to date has committed to, produced and/or financed more than 200 studio-quality motion pictures through 2014. Their released films have accumulated more...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On Crystal Symphony's first-ever Golf Experiences of Discovery to the Hawaiian Islands, golfers can tee off at three of the region's most stunning courses, and perfect their swings with instruction from PGA pros on the way. The 14-day itinerary conveniently sails round-trip from Los Angeles April 24, with play in Kauai, Oahu and Maui. The courses, featuring some of the most spectacular scenery on the islands, include: Poipu Bay Golf Course (Kauai)...